Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Judges 14:11
And it came to pass, when (e) they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
(e) That is, her parents or friends.
And it came to pass, when (e) they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
(e) That is, her parents or friends.
Verse Judges 14:11. _THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS_] These are called in Scripture _children of the bride-chamber_, and _friends of the_ _bridegroom_. See the whole of this subject particularly illus...
THIRTY COMPANIONS - These were “the children of the bride-chamber” (Matthew 9:15; see Judges 14:20). From the number of them it may be inferred that Samson’s family was of some wealth and importance....
CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST DEEDS OF SAMSON _ 1. The woman in Timnath (Judges 14:1)_ 2. The killing of the young lion and the honey in the carcass (Judges 14:5) 3. The marriage feast and the riddle (Judge...
SAMSON'S MARRIAGE. As he could not take an unwelcomed bride to his father's house, Samson resolved to contract a marriage in which his wife would remain at her father's house (Judges 9:2 *). Judges 14...
WHEN THEY SAW HIM: i.e. saw what sort of man he was. Note emphasis on "him"....
_when they saw him_ With a slight change LXX. cod. A etc. read _because they feared him; they_must be the Philistines, though not mentioned in the context. The sight of Samson, _or_their fear of him,...
_Samson's Feast and Riddle Judges 14:8-20_ 8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carca...
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THEY SAW HIM, THAT THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS TO BE WITH HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
THE MARRIAGE OF SAMSON 1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents go down to Timnath....
WHEN THEY SAW HIM] Many Greek MSS, by a slight change, read 'since they feared him,' a natural explanation of this choice of what was practically a 'body-guard.' Cp. Matthew 9:15, 'the children of the...
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 14 V1 Samson went to Timnah. There he saw a young woman, who was a *Philistine. V2 When he returned, he spoke to his father and mother. ‘I have seen...
WHEN THEY SAW HIM. — The reason why this clause is added is somewhat obscure, and this is perhaps the reason why the LXX. and Josephus, without any warrant, render it “when they were afraid of him, wh...
וַ יְהִ֖י כִּ רְאֹותָ֣ם אֹותֹ֑ו וַ יִּקְחוּ֙
A SELF-WILLED YOUTH Judges 14:1 Timnath lay just across the frontier, in the Philistine country. It was a bad match and the beginning of life-trouble. Young people cannot be too careful as to their f...
This is the record of tragic things. The boy Samson had grown to manhood's estate full of strength and passion. Going to Timnah, he saw a woman of the Philistines and desired to take her to wife. His...
While going to Timnath, Samson was attacked by a young lion which he killed with his bare hands, because of the strength he received from God. Later, when he returned to take her home to marry her, Sa...
_With him. Some imagine that these were placed to watch his motions. But he had surely invited them, ver. 15. During the time that the nuptials were celebrated, these men (who are called the friends o...
There is always reason to suspect the kindness of false friends. Satan never more effectually deceives than under this cover. See his first proof of this, Genesis 3:1....
My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 AND 15. God makes use of Samson's marriage with a Philistine woman to punish that people. Still, in the freshness of his strength, his heart with Jehovah,...
AND IT CAME TO PASS; WHEN THEY SAW HIM,.... That is, the Philistines, the citizens of Timnath, when they saw that he was come to consummate his marriage: THAT THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS TO BE WIT...
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Ver. 11. _And it came to pass, when they saw him._] His stature, strength, countenance, carriage, &c. _ Tha...
_When they saw him_ Or, _observed him_, his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. _They brought thirty companions_ Partly in compliance with the custom of hav...
1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines. 2 In his iourney hee killeth a Lion. 8 In a second iourney hee findeth hony in the carkeis. 10 Samsons marriage feast. 12 His riddle by his wife is mad...
And it came to pass, when they, the parents and relatives of the bride, SAW HIM, THAT THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS, attendants of the groom, "sons of the bride-chamber," TO BE WITH HIM, for Samson h...
The Riddle at the Wedding-Feast....
Samson was not a leader, but a rugged individualist.He knew the Philistines were oppressors of Israel, yet he consorted with the Philistines when it pleased him, and he attacked them when he pleased.T...
10-20 Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength and fury was ready to devour him. But the victory of Christ o...
WHEN THEY SAW HIM, or, _observed or considered him_, his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS TO BE WITH HIM; partly in compli...
Judges 14:11 saw H7200 (H8800) brought H3947 (H8799) thirty H7970 companions H4828 saw him -...
‘ And it happened that when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.' The Philistines were seemingly quite content for one of their daughters to marry a wealthy Israelite, demonstr...
CONTENTS: Samson as Judge. His victory over a lion; his riddles; his wife. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samson, parents, woman of Timnah. CONCLUSION: He that in the choice of a wife is guided only...
Judges 14:1. _Timnath,_ situate in mount Ephraim, often taken and retaken in successive wars. To form a matrimonial connection with the Philistines, or with any of the idolatrous nations, was a violat...
_Samson went down to Timnath._ SAMSON’S FIRST LOVE In considering Samson’s choice of a wife, we are conscious of a feeling of painful disappointment. In choosing a Philistine, we begin to see his low...
SAMSON’S FIRST DEALINGS WITH THE PHILISTINES (Judges 14:1.) CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 14:1. TIMNATH.] This was a town on the frontier which, like many other towns had been at first assigned to Judah to...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 14:10 SO HIS FATHER WENT DOWN. It is not clear what is meant by this mention of his father alone; but it was probably some part of the wedding etiquette that the father should go to...
NOW Samson went down to Timnath (Judges 14:1), Which was a Philistine city and there he fell in love with one of the daughters of the Philistines. And he came home and he said to his parents, "I want...
1 Samuel 10:23; 1 Samuel 16:6; John 3:29; Matthew 9:15...
Saw him — Or, observed him, his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. Brought — Partly in compliance with the custom of having bride — men; though they were n...